The University of Wisconsin marching band celebrates a 22-9 win by the Green Bay Packers over the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

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Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola will make "a significant contribution" to the Wisconsin marching band after he made "inappropriate" comments to band members before Sunday's 22-9 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the team said in a statement today.

Raiola also apologized to the band director Mike Leckrone by phone and in a statement.

"My interaction with the Wisconsin marching band was inappropriate," the statement read. "I apologize to those I offended, along with all of the members of Wisconsin's marching band. ...